Asmara vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1438
🏠 One person rent
$212
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$820
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
17
70
🏙️ Population
963K
10M

The cost of living in Asmara is 6% less expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 8513th and 8258th ($498 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Changsha. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 9076th and 2707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$2091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$5529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$5569

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
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$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574